Example sentences of "[noun sg] [Wh det] be [det] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cindy gave a laugh which was half a sob . |
| 2 | There is no licence for the sale of alcohol at today 's fairs , in an attempt to curb the drinking which was such a feature in the past . |
| 3 | The Department of the Environment has circulated a small leaflet : ‘ How to help prevent it ’ dealing with the winter-time pollution which is such a threat to road usage . |
| 4 | I know how much thought and care you have expended on this wonderful work of art which is such a joy to look at , and I , as the proud possessor of this house , can never be sufficiently grateful to you for having given so much of your time in order to give me pleasure . |
| 5 | But how can land use planners reconcile this with the protection of the historic City with its scale and unique environment which is such a magnet to international service firms . |
| 6 | Following a very rough crossing from Portsmouth during which I slept very little it dawned on me that we were on our own in a Renault van which was half a ton overweight , had a top speed of 60 mph , an up-hill speed of 40 mph provided you had a run at it , jumped out of fourth gear unless you held it in position and we had 1850 miles to go ! |
| 7 | The draughtsmen were by this time becoming separated from the engineers , in that specialization which was such a feature of all aspects of life in the age of science . |
| 8 | This kind of higher popularization was an aspect of the specialization which was such a feature of the nineteenth century , and since . |